“That’s why, as a point of view, it is very important for the VAR to come as an extra eye, an extra help, because the VAR is also an experienced referee, like you on the pitch, to help in crucial situations.

“It is important for everybody, not only for referees, for players, for supporters, for everybody.

“It can eliminate all big mistakes, that is our aim – for VAR to come to eliminate all big mistakes, but VAR can not stop talking about football, no, no. That is practically impossible.”

Gassama dismisses the idea that Fifa has rushed to introduce the system for the tournament in Russia.

“If we don’t start, we will never begin. We have to start and Fifa has done a lot for the referees and the VAR to be on top and to understand,” he insisted.

“We have to start somewhere. It is not the first time VAR has been used in Fifa competitions.

“Fifa has done a lot of seminars for us to be ready, to feel comfortable using VAR. Our aim as referees is to go to Russia and to have a very good tournament, as referees, VARs and assistant referees.

He is also confident that the VAR technology will not add much pressure to officiating at the World Cup.

“Everybody knows the World Cup is the biggest stage, but all games, all competitions are important, so it is also challenging for us, being the first World Cup to try and do our best,” he added.

“That is why we are here, to try and do our best, to have a successful World Cup.

“As I said before, VAR didn’t come to stop all the talking in football, but we are trying to do our best as referees and assistant referees to eliminate scandal.”